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The Jefferson City American Legion Post 5 Seniors ended their season Tuesday night with a 4-2 loss to the Moberly Post 6 Sixers in an elimination game during the Missouri Legion AAA Zone 1 Tournament at Ronsick Field. Jefferson City finishes the season with a 7-11 record.

The Jefferson City American Legion Post 5 Seniors opened their season with a 1-2 record during the weekend in the Mayfield (Ky.) Post 26 Pride and Freedom Tournament.

Max Buscher was efficient Wednesday night. The Fatima senior right-handed pitcher threw 98 pitches in his second straight complete game. He limited the Blair Oaks Falcons to a pair of hits, leading the Comets to a 3-0 victory at Lions Field.

This one just means a little more. The Russellville Indians and the Fatima Comets are Show-Me Conference rivals. So not only was Thursday’s game the opener in pool play for the Jays Baseball Classic, the schools decided it also would count for their conference meeting this season. They battled to the very last pitch like you knew conference rivals would.

PELHAM, Ala. — The Jefferson City Post 5 Seniors had a good first inning Wednesday. They also had a great sixth inning.

While most high school athletes are taking a break during this week’s MSHSAA-mandated “dead week” period, the Jefferson City American Legion Post 5 Seniors are enjoying an extended summer season. Despite second-place finishes in both the Zone 1 Tournament and the Missouri AAA State Tournament, the Post 5 Seniors will be playing this week in the Mid-South Regional Tournament at Bobby Hayes Stadium in Pelham, Ala.

With their season on the line, the Jefferson City American Legion Post 5 Seniors had to beat the previous two Missouri state championship programs Wednesday. And they did. Facing elimination, the Post 5 Seniors won back-to-back one-run games, edging Festus Post 253 for a 5-4 victory and knocking off Zone 1 champion Washington Post 218 for a 1-0 win in the Missouri American Legion AAA State Tournament at Liberty Park.

And then there were four. The Jefferson City American Legion Post 5 Seniors are one of the four teams playing this week in the Missouri American Legion AAA State Tournament at Liberty Park in Sedalia. The Post 5 Seniors open the state tournament today against St. Joseph Post 11, with first pitch for the first-round game scheduled for 5 p.m.

WASHINGTON — The Jefferson City Post 5 Seniors dropped a pair of games Thursday night to Washington Post 218 in the title series of the Zone 1 Tournament.

It has been a near-perfect summer for the Jefferson City American Legion Post 5 Seniors. Boasting a 19-1-1 record this season, the Post 5 Seniors begin postseason play tonight against Pacific Post 320 in the Missouri American Legion AAA Zone 1 Tournament. First pitch is scheduled for 8 p.m. at Ronsick Field in Washington. Jefferson City has been unbeaten since June 12.